USPTO Patents Application 10687850

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10/687,850

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Ichikawa et al M Interface Dynamics of Capillary Flow in a Tube under Negligible Gravity Condition, Journal of
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Kim et al., Micro-channel filling flow considering surface tension effect, J. Micromech. Microeng. 12 (2002)
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Yang et al., Marching Velocity of Capillary Meniscuses in Microchanels, IEEE 2002

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